Pygmalion

1938 · 96 min · EN · 7.0 (167 votes)

Dir. Leslie Howard, Anthony Asquith · Starring Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson, Marie Lohr, Scott Sunderland, Jean Cadell

“He picked up a girl from the gutter - and changed her into a glamorous society butterfly!”

ComedyDramaRomance

When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.

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A delightful and witty classic about transformation and social climbing. It’s a charming, romantic journey filled with sharp dialogue and a satisfying, feel-good arc that leaves you smiling.

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